Monday, July 28, 2025
Guelph, Ont. Improves Source Water Management
The City of Guelph, Ontario, has improved its review process for sanitary sewer infrastructure projects to better protect the community’s source water. The revised process…
Ontario
Innovations for Bakery Wastewater
The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) released a pilot project case study today entitled, Driving Adoption of Innovative Solutions in Ontario’s Bakery Sector – Demonstrating…
Neskantaga First Nation To Receive $8.8M for Water Infrastructure
The Government of Canada will invest approximately $8.8 million to help upgrade the Neskantaga First Nation community’s water treatment system. The announcement includes an addition…
The Drainage Act as Urban Stormwater Solution
On July 13th, the Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) hosted a workshop to forward the development of a technical report on how to accelerate stormwater management…
New Funding for Water, Wastewater, Stormwater in Vaughan, Ont.
Today, Canada and Ontario have announced funding for forty new water, wastewater, and stormwater projects in seventeen communities. Deborah Schulte, Member of Parliament for King—Vaughan,…
New Data on Nuisance Green Algae in Lake Ontario
A recent study, Chronic nutrient loading from Lake Erie affecting water quality and nuisance algae on the St. Catharines shores of Lake Ontario, offers insight…
Ontario Recruiting First Chief Scientist
The province of Ontario is searching for its first chief scientist to advance science and evidence-based decision making in Ontario. The chief scientist will advise…
Randle Reef Cleanup Renewed with Contract
Cleaning up the environment and improving water quality for the benefit of Canadians while creating middle-class jobs remains a high priority for the Government of Canada.…
Federal Government, Ontario Announce $4M for Water Infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced that 15 new projects in southwestern Ontario have been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The federal government is providing up…
Centre Wellington, Ont. Receives $1M for Water Infrastructure Projects
In October 2016, staff applied for funding for projects under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF). Recently they were notified by the Ministry of…
Cambridge, Ont., Undertakes $1M Stormwater Project
Cambridge, Ontario, receives federal dollars for its $1 million stormwater project. Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and…
Ottawa Riverkeeper Releases 400 Eels, Calls for Infrastructure Changes
On July 12th, Ottawa Riverkeeper (Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais) released 400 American eels on the shores of Petrie Island, Ottawa, and called for…
KSB Pumps’ Marcus Henderson Elected to OPCEA Board of Directors
Marcus Henderson, Business Development Manager for Mississauga-based KSB Pumps Inc., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Pollution Control Equipment Association…
Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant Installs TrojanUVSigna
After the completion of an extensive pre-selection and evaluation process, TrojanUV has been selected as the UV supplier for the disinfection conversion and upgrade project…
Tay Township, Ont., Completes Wastewater Plant Upgrades
On June 28th, Tay Township, Ontario, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to acknowledge the completion of upgrades to the Victoria Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant. Construction began…
Lake Ontario Water Levels Continue to Impact Toronto Island
Yesterday, the City of Toronto released an updated report on the flooding of Toronto Island, which indicates that water levels around the island are still…
Prov. Seeks Partner for Ontario Place Waterfront Reinvention
On Friday, the province of Ontario announced that is seeking a partner for Ontario Place’s west island as it moves ahead on transforming the site…
WesTech Engineering Appoints a New President
WesTech Engineering, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Ralph Cutler, PE, MBA, as president. Cutler, who currently serves as WesTech’s vice president…
Ont. Engineers: Municipalities Plead for Stormwater Infrastructure
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), the Residential & Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), and the Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA)…
York Region Passes Wastewater Efficiency Targets
After its June 29th meeting, York Regional Council of Ontario has announced a number of energy consumption successes, including reductions to its wastewater inflow and…
Ont. Bill Would Mandate Public Reporting of Diverted Sewage
On May 31st, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Dufferin—Caledon, Sylvia Jones, brought forward Bill 141, Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2017. The bill would see…
Mississauga, Ont., to Develop Climate Change Plan
The City of Mississauga has announced the development of a Climate Change Action Plan to help minimize and prepare the city for the impacts of…
Pilots Prove On-site Wastewater Treatment for Craft Breweries
BLOOM has announced the release of Driving Adoption of Innovative Solutions at Ontario Craft Breweries, a pilot project case study to improve water management performance…
Murray Announces $85M for Grassy Narrows Remediation
Today Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Glen Murray, announced Ontario is providing $85 million in dedicated funding to the remediation of the English-Wabigoon river…